Trainer Kris Lees has called on premier Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd as he continues his push into Queensland racing at Caloundra. Lees will have Doukhan in the Group Three Queen’s Cup (3200m) where he will take on his recent Sydney conqueror Plot Twist. Damian Browne rode a double for Lees… Read More »

Tough stayer Araldo Junior has overcome a horror road trip and a drying track to give trainer Michael Moroney his third win in the Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) on the Sunshine Coast. Araldo Junior ($10) gave jockey Michael Cahill his fourth stakes win and his second Cup of the winter… Read More »

View the field and barriers for the 2017 Queensland Cup. Queensland Cup will be run on Saturday 15th July at Sunshine Coast racecourse. Time: 4:02PM Distance: 3200m Class: Listed Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Queensland Cup? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey… Read More »

Saturday racing in Queensland this weekend heads back to the Sunny Coast where it is Queensland Cup Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.

The prospect of a soft track has persuaded Michael Cahill to ride former German galloper Araldo Junior who is looking to give trainer Mike Moroney a third win in the Queensland Cup. The Sunshine Coast track has had a lot of rain in recent weeks and was rated a soft… Read More »

Trainer Brian Smith can reaffirm his rating as one of Australia’s best trainers of stayers if My Diamantine wins the Listed Queensland Cup at the Sunshine Coast. My Diamantine is owned by New Zealand trainer John Wheeler who had great success in Queensland with the champion Rough Habit in the… Read More »

Laurie Daley might still be able to salvage something from his latest trip to Queensland when Pop ‘N’ Scotch runs at the Sunshine Coast. The coach of the defeated NSW Origin team, Daley is a part-owner of the gelding who has run second in the Queensland Cup for the past… Read More »

Three-time Queensland Cup runner-up Pop ‘N’ Scotch has met with solid support to go one better on Saturday. Pop ‘N’ Scotch is the only to horse to firm in betting, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. The six-year-old has received early support and tightened from $17 into $15. Richard Of Yorke heads betting on… Read More »

Trainer John Sargent is confident improving stayer Paragon can continue to defy his breeding and give him his second win in the Listed Queensland Cup at the Sunshine Coast. The Sargent-trained Iggi Pop won the 2014 Cup which is run over the Melbourne Cup distance of 3200 metres. A noted… Read More »

Much-travelled stayer Pop ‘N’ Scotch might not have another start before trying to make it fourth time lucky in the Queensland Cup. Trained by Liam Birchley at Eagle Farm, Pop ‘N’ Scotch finished midfield first-up in the Ipswich Cup on Saturday. His main mission for the winter is the Queensland… Read More »

The final day of the winter carnival, the Queensland Cup meeting, will be moved to the Sunshine Coast following the closure of Eagle Farm. Racing Queensland has released a revised calendar for the remainder of June and July after consultation with clubs. Doomben will take over most of the Saturday… Read More »

Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller finished the winter carnival the way he started it by winning a stakes race – this time with Murphy’s Delight in the Listed Queensland Cup. The win at Eagle Farm on Saturday was Waller’s eighth stakes race win for the carnival and gave him his… Read More »

The Eagle Farm track has been a good impression of a cow paddock in recent times, and it will get another good test this Saturday with a strong card of racing assembled. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for… Read More »

The Final Field has been released for the 2016 Queensland Cup which is to be run at Eagle Farm racecourse on Saturday 16th, July 2016. View the Queensland Cup Field. No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 INSTRUMENTALIST (IRE) Dale Healey James Orman (a) 6 59kg 2 JIAYUGUAN (IRE)… Read More »

Pop `N’ Scotch will have the experience of Robert Thompson on his side when he makes his third attempt on Queensland’s longest race. The Liam Birchley-trained stayer Pop ‘N’ Scotch has run second in the past two Queensland Cups, missing last year by a nose when collared by Mister Impatience…. Read More »

Chris Waller has pretty much won every feature race this season and Sportsbet.com.au punters believe he will get another one this Saturday when Murphys Delight lines up in the Queensland Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm. The stayer ran over 2600m last start at Randwick and closed off well late behind… Read More »

Weight not distance is Dale Healey’s biggest concern as Instrumentalist bids to give the trainer the first feature win of his fledgling career. Healey, who took out his licence last November and has 20 horses in work at Glasshouse Mountains north of Brisbane, will send out the 59kg topweight in… Read More »